JUNE 15, 2018
Need to know MOM volunteer info
The Wisconsin Dental Association and WDA Foundation 2018 Mission of Mercy in the greater Milwaukee area is next week on June 22 and 23.
A few volunteer reminders:
NOTE: Leave valuables at home or lock them up out of sight in the trunk of your vehicle. There is not a secured area for you to leave personal belongings, such as purses, car keys and cell phones.
Thank you for all you do every day to help people enjoy good oral health and for volunteering.
See you soon!
Lawmakers onsite
During every MOM event, we invite our elected officials and policymakers to tour or volunteer. While talking about the good work done at these events has an impact, there is nothing quite like seeing the scale of this event in person to drive the point home. This year, we have a fantastic, bipartisan group of state legislators, staffers, and other officials that will be joining us throughout Friday and Saturday, both to tour the event and to take time out of their days to help out. We have found that attendance at a MOM event has a significant impact on how lawmakers view access to, and delivery of, oral health care.
YOU are a spokesperson
Primary media spokespersons are state and local MOM committee members, department leads and WDA officers but you, too, could be tapped by the onsite WDA public relations team to share your personal volunteer story with a news reporter.
If you are asked to speak with a reporter – before, during or after MOM – and are not interested or unavailable, it’s OK to say, “No, thank you.” The PR team wants volunteers (and patients) to feel comfortable. Another spokesperson will be identified.
Most people today have cell phones with photo and video capabilities. Please assume everything you say and do at MOM could be “on the record” and shared without your knowledge or approval.
Get social!
Share your MOM volunteer experience on WDA social media.
Use #WDAMissionofMercy and post/tweet away! Feel free to share and comment on WDA social media posts as well.
Your comments and photos will help us highlight the importance of good oral health and the dental community’s charitable outreach for a wider audience.
Spread MOM news
Spread the good MOM news within your community and submit a post-event press release.
This media tool provides an opportunity to again invite local elected leaders and state lawmakers to join the dental community in improve access beyond charitable care.
Click here for the post-MOM dental team press release template.
Visit the WDA Foundation/Mission of Mercy page on WDA.org beginning Wednesday, June 27 for the event’s final numbers. When using the template, fill in the official numbers from the website, along with volunteers’ names, cities of residence and a sentence or two about your MOM experience.
Consider submitting a photo you took or download one from the WDA Flickr MOM 2018 album that we will start building on Friday, June 22.
Donors
The WDA and WDA Foundation are sincerely grateful to all donors for their gracious financial and/or in-kind support of MOM 2018.
Click here to see the current donor listing.
It’s not too late to consider a financial or in-kind tax-deductible donation. With an operating budget of just over $212,000, your gifts are still needed. Please make checks payable to WDA Foundation and write “MOM” or “Mission of Mercy” in the memo line. Mail checks to: WDA Foundation/MOM, 6737 W. Washington St., Suite 2360, West Allis, WI 53214.
To arrange for an in-kind donation, please contact Carol Shoemaker at 888-338-6852. Time constraints may limit the opportunity to list donations that are received on or after June 15, 2018 on signage displayed at the Mission of Mercy but all gifts will be recognized in the online MOM donor listing.
Please note we are unable to accept donated dental equipment, regardless of the condition, due to lack of storage capacity.
